BRDC British Formula 3 Championship ace Ben Hingeley has secured a graduation to the F3 European Championship.

The 20-year-old Welshman steps up with Hitech GP, after testing with the Silverstone-based squad during pre-Christmas runouts in Spain and Portugal.

He also took part in the post-season Abu Dhabi GP3 test last year, driving for Jenzer.

Hingeley has spent two seasons in BRDC British F3, finishing third in the 2017 standings, and he also contested some rounds of the Euroformula Open series, meaning he has race experience of the current-generation Dallara F3 chassis.

Prior to that, he was the Formula Jedi champion in his rookie season of car racing in 2015.